Coconut Pecan Toast and a Fairy Tale
57Yuck!
Good morning beloved breakfastpoppers. Today is Fairy Tale Friday, December 23 in the year of our kingdom 2011. All is not well in the kingdom this morn. The children living in Los Angeles all have tummy aches. We can thank Queen Michelle My Belle for that. She initiated a government program designed to make our children healthier. Instead they have cramps. Let's prepare breakfast and meet in the Cherry Grove located near Old McDonald's Farm.
This morning we will be preparing some delectable, rich Coconut Pecan French Toast. You will need 12 slices of white bread, 6 large eggs, 1 and 1/4 cups milk, 1 cup flaked coconut, 1/2 cup chopped pecan halves, 2 tablespoons praline extract, 2 tablespoons maple syrup and 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla.
Take a large bowl and mix together eggs, milk, vanilla, praline and maple syrup.
In another shallow bowl, mix together the coconut and pecans and set aside.
Dip each slice of bread in the egg mixture. Now dip the bread into the coconut mixture. Only dip one side. Place the bread on a greased skillet and cook on both sides until the egg is set. Try not to burn the coconut. Grab some more maple syrup, wrap up your toast and head for our meeting place. I'll have lots of Irish Coffees waiting for you.
I thank you all for coming. Let me get right to the heart of the matter. The Queen is trying to tell our children what to eat and the misguided and unwanted attempt has backfired. Despite any reports to the contrary her efforts have failed and the situation in Los Angeles proves it. L.A. introduced healthful lunches into the schools. They did so in response to the Queens' federally subsidized anti-obesity campaign. Gone were the things kids love to eat like chicken nuggets and corn dogs. In their stead the children were forced to eat beef jambalaya, vegetable curry, pad Thai, lentil and brown rice cutlets and quinoa. The food is atrocious! The children refused to eat it. The noodles were moldy, the meat disgusting and it was all inedible.
This is our government hard at work screwing things up by meddling in things that are none of their business. There were huge increases in spending for this program and the food remained uneaten. In the meantime Los Angeles had a huge budget shortfall. The federal lunch program is a disaster. The only people benefiting are members of the SEIU. Are you surprised? It is the workers of this union that prepare and serve lunch to our kingdom's children. Just knowing that is enough to turn my stomach.
Slowly but surely, The King and Queen are trying to extend their reach into every aspect of our lives. Our kingdom is under siege and we must put an end to this strangling and costly intrusion. We can do that by turning the tide in 2012. THE END...POP...
Ho, ho, ho
The King must go
Ho, ho, ho
Take the Queen in tow
On Dancer, on Rudolf, on Vixen and Blitzen
Ours is a kingdom
That really needs fixin!
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Good morning Tom,
Wow, that was close!!!!!! I love to start the day laughing. Thanks. See you at the Inn. Have a very, very, Christmas.
POP: I only hope that LA is the only place they tried these new lunches. I hate most of those foods, but the quinoa is delicious! Can the Obamas do anything right? Despite Obama's thinking that he is the 4th best president ever, he and his wife are leaving quite a legacy - one we will never recover from.
I'm off to the Inn now. I'll buy today. Hey, that tree almost fell over with all the bottles on it. Let's try to do it again today. I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah. Save me a seat.....
Ii think Michelle. the big-butted woman, should just make sure her children eat the way she wants them to eat and mind her own business. Telling children how to eat? Smacks of socialism to me. OH, I forgot. There is a socialist in the white house. Head for the inn before they tell us what we can and cannot drink. INNKEEPER.................
Dear Pino,
Trust me her program will spread and then it will fail again. There are already districts where parents are forbidden to make lunch for their own kids. They have to supply a doctor's note if they insist on doing so. Are we still living in the USA? See you later at the Inn. At least I know where I am when I'm there.
Dear taxlarry,
Here's what I suggest. Be on the lookout for some plain big black SUV's . If you see any, run like hell! In fact, run to the Inn. The breakfastpoppers will have your back!
I had heard that and even more interesting was that these poor kidlets that NEEDED to have a FREE healthy lunch were buying what THEY wanted and liked to eat from other sources. Go free market.
Good morning Lynn,
Yes, go free market and go away government intervention in private matters. See you at the inn. Have a very Marry Christmas.
Theur preaching might work, if they practiced what they preached. That's called being a "role model.". Or leadership.
But, every other day you see them pigging out in public.
Anyone who can't see these two for what they are is a DUNCE.
They are going to have to recruit all the cemeteries to freaking steal this election.
Good morning vrajavala,
I think it would be best for them to stay out of our kid's lives. They have 2 of their own, so just concentrate on them. This isn't really about healthy eating. it's about power, control and pleasing the unions!
Pop, no surprise there, I remember packing all the crap we got served in the milk carton ans slinging it through the air as we jumped out the door and took off running, food fight! I'm bar bound, 50
Dear 50,
I love you! I'll see you at the bar in a little while. Bring the "girls".
Thankfully I avoid the wrath of the evil queen by home educating my kids. The queen's kids don't go to public school and never did. They think everyone has a dispensable income, I just don't get it. Maybe pulling for lower prices for produce and healthy snacks would help. The average American works such long hours a home cooked meal is hard to manage on a good day. Maybe she should spend a day with me and see what my day is like. I don't get my hair done every day and I haven't had a manicure or pedicure but 3 times in my life, I managed to have a small vacation to visit family last year and that was all. My vacation time is usually spent watching my children participate in the many activities that they are part of. I am not complaining just think the queen needs a dose of reality.
Merry Christmas Pop! I will be working on Christmas Day. Maybe I can get to the inn today for a drink...cheers!
BPOP - Sorry, I'm allergic to coconut so I'll make myself some eggs with a side of cheese grits.
"Slowly but surely, The King and Queen are trying to extend their reach into every aspect of our lives." There has been nothing "slow" about the full court press these two have been performing to gain full control of our lives. The government needs to butt out and maybe adhere to the principles found in the US Constitution.
I don't need anyone to tell me what I can or cannot eat, which doctor I can see for whatever reason, or continue to steal and waste my tax dollars. If you haven't seen Senator Coburn's waste list for 2011, I suggest you take a peek, especially the tax and spend liberals who walk among us.
Anyway, have a Merry Christmas in the meantime and eat whatever the hell you want to eat in the process of doing so.
The Frog
Good morning Tammy,
The Queen is never going to leave her ivory tower, never. I understand that she lives for one lavish vacation after another. She gives new meaning to "being out of touch". Have a Merry Christmas Tammy,
Dear Frog Prince,
When I wrote "slowly but surely" I had a pang of regret but I left it anyway. As for Sen. Coburn's list of waste, Scotty, the Observer, talked about it yesterday. Merry Christmas, Frog. See you at the Inn.
Little Sister With Giant Brain.
Unfreaking believable is'nt it? Old Mike, the First Bulldog, is a piece of work for sure. I'm going to look at some companys who make lunch boxes and invest in their stock. I need the DAMN money!
Hey, Merry Christmas you little patriot from the great east coast! Happy New Year!!
jim
It's been a long time since I ate in the Tuxedo Elementary Cafeteria which now sits empty of laughter and chatter of happy kids who appreciated the food served them. Most if not all were poor country boys and girls but who never knew the meaning of ythe words "poor" or underprivileged. Some came to school with their stomachs empty because there wasn't any food at home for them to eat. This was in a day when breakfast was not served in school lunchrooms before classes began as is the case today in our county school system. There isn't any child who needs or wants to eat something that provisions have not been made for them to have adequate nourishment. I agree Pop, it's best the feds leave their noses out of places they don't belong. The lunches we ate may not have been what Dr Oz or some high fluting guru like Michele Obamma might dictate, but we never went hungry and believe it or not pinot beans and taters, sure tasted good.
Increment by increment, the federal government is assuming full authority over our lives. With no constitutional authority granted, the feds have taken over education, and, since they have assumed that authority, they have extended it to include authority over what our children eat! See how one power grab leads to another?
Now they have taken over our medical needs, and we should realize that by assuming that authority, they will soon assume the authority to dictate health terms to us too. Are you overweight? Then assume that you will soon have to present your Obamacare card when you buy your groceries, and if you are too fat, you won't be able to buy those Twinkies!
Be careful what to ask government to do for you, because sooner or later, they will use it to do it TO you!
Well said Pop!
I understand some school districts are even now serving an evening meal. Wonder what will be for dinner...Pheasant Under Glass? Oh wait, never mind, glass is *transparent* and we cannot have that now can we?
The Nanny Government is full-tilt out of control and The King and his Queen are leading the charge. It's disgusting!
I think I will need about 4 martinis, straight up, double olives please! See you at the inn.
Bobbi
Good one BPop. You might be addicted to HubPages if you find yourself looking forward to 'The Morning Conversations of Barack and Michelle' and wondering what they will be saying to each other about ... but I digress.
Good Hub.
Good morning Big Bro With Energy and Brains,
The lunch plan is a perfect example of government intrusion and waste. Make the food that nobody wants and then toss it in the trash! Merry Christmas, Bro.
Good morning Fiddleman,
When I was in elementary school they didn't have a lunch program. Kids who lived near the school went home for lunch. I couldn't so my Mom made me lunch everyday. Now there are many schools that don't allow kids to bring in lunch from home. They must eat the food served in school whether they like it or not. Wouldn't it be great if the schools concentrated on teaching our kids and left the parenting to the parents? Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Good morning Will,
How right you are and how incredibly blind many people are to this simple fact. Offer them a finger and they'll take your arm! I can only conclude that there are lots of people who like the idea of having the government control every single aspect of their lives. Thinking and doing for themselves must be just too much trouble. Perhaps prison would be to their liking. Three squares a day, some exercise and a little job. Merry Christmas Will.
Dear moonstruck,
Four Martinis just the way you like them will be awaiting your arrival. As for the Queen and her eating habits, well the proof is in the pudding! The schools should concentrate on teaching our kids the basics and stay out of their lunch boxes! Feel good and enjoy the holiday!
Good morning FitnezzJIm,
I am addicted to Dex's hubs. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Every sensible citizen should be aware of this cockamamie food plan and its disastrous results.
Today the Obummys are regulating the children;
Tomorrow they will be regulating the adults.
Good morning drbj,
How right you are. In fact, if you get a chance to drop in for breakfast this morning I have a perfect example of what you are talking about.
I think it is awful that they put that high fiber diet hard core into these kids. They should know their stomachs are not up to that after years of eating fried foods and sweet stuff. We don't go over to third world countries with fruits and vegetables. We give them oatmeal cause that's what their stomachs can handle. They should give them their usual diet and introduce high fiber and grain stuff as an option....emphasis on the option. This is a free country. Options rule here.
Love the pecan coconut pecan toast recipe.
Good morning Leann,
Emphasis on "this is a free country". The government should straighten out our fiscal problems and leave what our children eat up to us and our kids.
I agree. The crazy thing about this is that there are movements in some parts of the country to change the kids diets and the government doesn't respond to those. Why randomly change the diets where people don't want them to? I personally would love it if they made it a requirement for schools to tell parents when they are using radiated meat. Its a requirement for products in the store. We should know but we don't. So,my kids never ate the meats at school. Most of the time they brought it from home. This is a really good hub. It's "food for thought"...
Good morning Leann,
As a parent we have the right to ask what is in the food schools are serving. We also have the right to supply our own lunches, but that very thing is now being challenged in some districts. Certain areas no longer permit parents to supply lunch because of allergy issues. How far is this going to go? See you the Inn.
Thats retarded. I had to pack my son' slun ch because of allergies. He was home schooled 3 years because the school was located next to a peanut field and had too many nuts in the food. If his other schools had not let me pack his lunch, he would have been home schooled the whole time. I discovered a lot of parents home schooling because public schools do not allow us to have a lot of say in our children's lives...lunch among other things.
Good morning leann,
I see that trend escalating as well. The schools that won't let parents pack their own kid's lunch say that they do so because they don't want the kids trading lunches.
Tom Whitworth Level 5 Commenter 5 months ago
Right on POP. I have to be careful what I say or I'll end up apologizing like Congressman Sensenbrenner so just let the First lady butt out with her big............nose. Whew!!!!!!